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Topic: Water heater issue need help asap (Read 432 times)

I have a 1986 Coachmen Class A 36' 30amp Motorhome. Yesterday I removed the RV ammonia refrigerator because it never worked, never worked since I bought it, after I took the fridge out, the next day (today sept 30 2017) the water heater stopped working. I flipped the switch today and nothing happened, the light isn't on, and the pilot won't click.

Tested the circuit at the switch and it ohms out for both the light power and switch power. I went to the heater panel outside and have not been able to get any voltage reading from anything. I'm not sure what else to check. Any feedback would be helpful. P.S.I detached the wires from the thermostat and 2 out of 4 we're extremely rusted through and just crumbled off.

On an 86 vinyage RV it is highly likely the WH is manual and gas only. Do you have gas, are the line purged? What did your do or how did you blank off the gas line for the refer? It sounds like your reacting without knowing how systems work. If you started the refer and expected it to be cold a hour later, that is not how RV refers work. They take 24 hours to properly cool.

I've had the RV and lived in it for over a year now. The refrigerator never worked, and was told it was leaking ammonia by the previous owners. The WH is an LP model with an electric pilot start switch. The switch has an LED light indicator that lights up when it is in the on position, that is no longer turning on. The bulb on the switch is fine. The switch is not getting any electricity. My multi meter is showing absolutely no electrical load on any of the wires connected to the switch or the thermostat or the e.c.o. I've done plenty of research and never start a project or repair without doing so. I'm thankful for your input.

It's a suburban water heater. And I've traced the lines, out of the water heater wiring harness into the Motorhome and there are 2 wires that trail off going to the converter. A white wire and orange wire, I found them at the converter and they get power at the fuse. I haven't been able.to get to the wires in between the kitchen and bedroom due to the bathroom being very cluttered in terms of design.